Brazilian miner fatally stabbed at Sandhill Landing, Reg 7

Police in Regional Division #7are on the hunt for a Brazilian national, who fatally stabbed one of his countrymen in Guyana’s Cuyuni-Mazaruni region, Region Seven, where they both work as gold miners.
Dead is 34-year-old Francis Diago Alivera, a Brazilian national and gold miner. He was stabbed to death at about 01:45h on Saturday at Sandhill Landing, Cuyuni-Mazaruni region.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), initial enquiries disclosed that the deceased and the suspect, a 24-year-old Brazilian national also employed as a gold miner in the area, were known to each other and had been socialising on the evening prior to the incident.
However, during the early hours of Saturday, an altercation reportedly developed between the two, during which the suspect allegedly armed himself with a knife and inflicted multiple injuries upon Alivera.
The injured man was assisted by public-spirited persons and subsequently transported to a nearby mining company outpost, where he received initial medical attention. He was later transferred to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he was receiving treatment but subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
Police ranks led by senior detectives visited both the hospital and the scene at Sandhill Landing. The area was processed by crime-scene investigators, who recovered a knife suspected to have been used in the attack.
Several persons were also interviewed and statements have been obtained.
The GPF said on Sunday that the suspect fled the scene and is currently being sought.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased is presently at the Bartica Regional Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing.